Page 12 - Athelstan Argus - May 2022

ATHELSTAN MATHS EVENT

Year 8 students recently took part in the Athelstan Maths Team Challenge, hosted by The
Dean Academy, with all five schools in attendance for the first time. Students were in
school teams which made for an exciting element of competition and a thrilling
atmosphere with them all vying for the title of best Year 8 mathematicians in the Trust!
Tom Fessey organised the challenge and, on the day, had the support of his Y10 Maths
leaders who were a real credit to themselves and great role models for the younger
students, helping with prompting, marking and score keeping. There were several
different challenges to take part in including individual and group challenges plus a nail-
biting relay round where the competition really ramped up; students had to leave their
teams and cross the hall to check their answer before moving on to use it in the next
question! It was brilliant to see all the students working so well together and really
enjoying the challenges.